DIY FUNNY PAPER MASKS

A super fun and easy DIY activity to brighten up your dull afternoons and bring back the smile!
It’s carnival season here in Bavaria. Our little artist Franziska created these masks at her school. I think they are great and I offered her to do a little tutorial for us.
It’s very easy, very playful and it will allow you to do some role playing and to dress up afterwards.

How to use paper plates and turn them into meaningful objects?

Required Tools:

– Paper plates
– Liquid glue or Stick glue
– Paintbrushes for the liquid glue
– All kind of colored creative papers
– feathers and pearls
– Scissors
– Stickers, Confetti, Glitter….and all kind of craft decorations you like
– Pencil
– Ruler
– An elastic rope to close the mask around the head

Things Needed?

– At least 1 child
– 1 motivated adult
– Letting go
– Warm tea
– Funny music
– Cookies

Steps to create poetical Lanterns

Step 1 – cut the paper plate in the middle and prepare the mask for decoration

Use a ruler and pencil to draw a line down the middle of the paper plate. Cut out this one on the line. Take one of the two parts obtained, this will be your mask.
Point to two points on this mask to mark the eyes. Using your scissors pierce and cut out two medium sized holes that will form the eyes.

Step 2 – preparing the eyes on the mask and the elastic band

On a sheet of coloured paper, draw two large drops of water with your pencil. Cut out these two shapes. In each shape, drill a hole the circumference of the eyes of your mask.
Apply glue on each element and stick them on the eyes of your paper mask.

Drill two holes in the sides of the mask and insert an elastic band that you will tie afterwards to be able to wear your mask.

Step 3 – decorating the mask

The base is now ready !! you can decorate your mask as you wish with different papers, feathers and beads. See in pictures for inspiration.

Enjoy this time crafting , I am always available for any questions,
feel free to contact me!
With Love, Marie

Marie-Colette

Mother by heart